Wheel gauge



' W. R. HOSE.

WHEEL GAUGE, FILED MAY 7. 19210.

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WALTER HGSE, DF

` Application filed Illay 7,

To all t0/0m t may concern.' Y

j Be it lrnown that l, Tvlnn'rnn lt. l'losn, a citizen oi the United States, residino` at Winona, in the county ot 1Winona and @tate of Minnesota, 4have invented certain new and `useful llnprovements in l/Vheel Gauges, voi. which the 'following is a specification.

This invention relates to wheel gauges for measuring theadjustment of wheels in relation to eachother.

The object oi the invention is to pro-vide a simple and eiiicient d evice of this character for lining up irontwheels on automobiles so that the mechanic can determine just how much the wheels should toc in to lzeep the wear oit the tires,`and also to obtain the,

' right resistance for steering purposes.

`With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and `in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings;

Fig. l represents a side elevation of a gauge constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal parts broken out. l F ig. 3 is a detail sectional view.

l Fig. 4t is a transverse section taken on the line i-tot Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail side elevation of one ot the parts of the gauge: and

Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken o the line 6 6 oi Fig. 5.

ln the embodiment illustrated the main section with j body portion olI the instrument is made of stares f i islaam Winona, MINNESOTA.

VTHEEL GAUGE.

1920. Serial No. 379,567.

forwardly and longitudinally extending ter-` minal finger `6 arranged parallel with the body portion of the member l with its enter end reduced and threaded as shown at 7. rlhis threaded finger end 'Z' is designed to receive an adjustablesleeve-like element 8 which has threaded connection therewith with its outer end closed and pointed as shawn at 9, and an indicating pointer l() formed on its Vinner end. is designed to cooperate with the scale l1 termed on a fiattened portion ot the member 7, as is shown clearly in Fig. This scale l1 may be divided into thirty seconds of an inch, and alter the members l and 2 have been approximately adjusted between the wheels to be gaged, the accurate adjustment is obtained by means oi this sleeve-like member 8. j i

The inner end of member l is provided with diametrically opposite longitudinally disposed slots l2 which open through said end and are designed to receive oppositely disposed ribs lil, and. 11i@ carried by a wedgelilre member 13, which is adapted to rbe inserted in the split end of the member l and i'orce the walls thereotinto binding engagement with the inner ii'aee of the member 2 to hold the members l and 2 in adjusted positionu v in. threaded rod extends longitudinally through the member l and projects at both ends beyond the ends of said member, the

inner end of said rod carrying the spreading member or wedge 18, and having a head 17 'ttor preventing the wedge from coming oil the rod. The outer end oi' the rod l5 has a nut i6 mounted thereon and when this nut is turned to draw the rod l5 outwardly the wedge 13 will be u'ioved into the split end ot member l to torce saidend into locking engagement with member 2.

lfroui the above description il; will be obvious that in the operation ot this derive the pointed ends oit the fingers l; and ti are engaged with the inner faces ol the rims ot the wheels to be gaged. 'l he members ,l and f having been spread apart a sul'lieient distance to properly position the instrument rlhese members are held in adjusted position by the means above described, and after they `have been so adjusted, the sleeve-like member 8 is turned on the finger 7 and a reading of scale 11 ywill indicate the adjustment to be made.

rllhis pointer 10 j les" lthe ldevice shown is merel7 illustrative and that such `el'ianges may be'made as are within thesciope of the claimed invention.

IVhat is claimed is l. A Wheel gauge Comprising va member having Wheel engaging arms, one of said 'arms beingserew threaded, said thread being removed'along one side of the arm to provide al flat surface having a srale thereon, and a sleevelikeelement threaded on said arm and havingafpoint'ertol cooperate With said scale.

'2L device of lthe Class described comprisin'gst'ivo axially movable telescopieally engaged members equipped with means for holding them rin yadjusted position, one of said membershaving a-laterally exteiiding arm at its-'outer end, said arm having a tei'- minal linger approximately parallelwith the body of the member With its point extending outward, 'the other member having an L- shaped arm extending outward, the outer end of kwhich is'threaded and provided With a scale on one Aface and a sleeve having threaded engagement `with said end, and'prorma-isi vided with a pointer Yfor said scale.

3. A deviee ol the class deseribed eemprising a pair ol telescopi'calli7 engaged axially movable members, the inner member having its inner end slit longitudinalljv`r a threaded rod extended longitiulinallyv through said inner member, a wedge carriedr byl the inner end rod and operable in the slit end of the inner member` a nut adapted to be mounted on the outer end o'lt the threaded rod to abut the outer end of said inner member, and a measurii're` point earried b v each of said movable members.

el.. A Wheel gauge romprisiiig a pair ol tubul'ar telescopieally engaged axially movable members each being provided with wheel engaging means, one member havingr a longie tudinallv extending slot in its inner end to render the same expansible, a rotatable threaded rod extending longitudimill)T through said member, a spreading wedge Carried by said rod and having a portion thereof operable in said slot, said wedge being adapted to move into the expansible end oi said member and means threaded on the rod and adapted to cause relative movement between said rod and said Wedge.

In testimony whereof I have atl'ixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVALTER R. HOSE.

cooperation with lVitnesses EARL SiMrsoN, MINNIE lVrr'r. 

